Use the following table to answer questions 1-3.
The annual expense budget for the Department of Labor includes the
following:
Employment and Training $10,200,131
Worker Protection $1,554,440
Bureau of International Affairs $86,074
Bureau of Labor Statistics $597,182
Other Salaries and Expenses $236,235
1. What are the total expenses for the 2010 budget?
2. Suppose an employee for the Department of Labor failed to report the
following for the 2010 budget:
Veterans Employment and Training
Pat is now in charge of correcting the mistake. She does not know the expense
amount for Veterans Employment and Training; however, she is informed that
the amount is $41,217 more than three times the total expenses for the
Bureau of Labor and Statistics. Find the missing expense amount.
3. Which of the following would be the best type of graph to represent the 2010
budget data?
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, a. Pie chart c. Pictograph
b. Line graph d. Scatter plot
4. Goldilocks and the three bears want to find the average of their weights. They
weigh 98 pounds, 54 pounds, 103 pounds, and 207 pounds. What is the
average weight?
Perform the indicated operation for questions 5-17
5. −7 + 6 − 3(−2) 12. 4 − 6. −4 ×
−5 × −6
13. − 1 14. × 5
7. 10 − 2[5 + 3(6 − 10)2]
8. 10 ÷ 5 × 2 ÷ 4
9. 5 − (7 + 8 − 9) 15. ÷
10. + 16. ÷ + 11. + 17. 3 × 1
18.An electrician is at the hardware store buying wire for a project. The project
requires 4 inches of red wire, 5 inches of blue wire, and 7 inches of
green wire. Exactly how many inches of wire is needed for this project?
19.At the hardware store wire is sold by the inch. If the cost of wire is $0.29 per
inch, how many total inches of wire does the electrician need to purchase for
the project? How much will it cost?
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